1975–76 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

1975–76 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
1975–76 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	14–12
Head coach	Tim Tift (7th season);
Home arena	Crawford Hall
	Seasons ← 1974–75 1976–77 →

The 1975–76 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1975–76 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by seventh year head coach Tim Tift and played their home games at Crawford Hall. The anteaters finished the season with an overall record of 14–12 and were not invited to a post season tournament.

Previous season

The

Puget Sound in the regional semifinals and UC Davis

in the regional third place game. The anteaters finished the season with a record of 16–11.

Roster

1975–76 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year
F	Bill Beckford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
F	Mark Bonvecchio	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
F	Jeff Butler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
G	Kevin Davis	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Jr
F	Steve Cleveland	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
C	Mike Fitzmorris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So
C	Dan Hair	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
F	Scott Jenkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
G	Nate Jones	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G	Dorsey Watson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So
G	Bill Younge	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Tim Tift (Pepperdine)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 3, 1975*	Humboldt State	W 67–46	1–0	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
December 6, 1975*	Southern California College	W 101–77	2–0	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
December 13, 1975*	Pacific Christian	W 70–60	3–0	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
December 16, 1975*	at UNLV	L 57–129	3–1	Las Vegas Convention Center Paradise, NV
December 18, 1975*	at North Dakota State	L 84–95	3–2	Bison Sports Arena Fargo, ND
December 20, 1975*	at North Dakota	L 69–95	3–3	Hyslop Sports Center Grand Forks, ND
December 22, 1975*	at Utah	L 55–90	3–4	Special Events Center Salt Lake City, UT
December 29, 1975*	Central	W 81–71	4–4	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
December 30, 1975*	Spring Arbor	W 96–58	5–4	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
January 3, 1976*	Cal State Northridge	W 84–73	6–4	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
January 6, 1976*	Bethany	W 61–56	7–4	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
January 10, 1976*	at Grand Canyon	L 70–83	7–5	Phoenix, AZ
January 14, 1976*	at San Diego	L 75–86	7–6	San Diego, CA
January 17, 1976*	Cal Poly	L 54–58	7–7	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
January 24, 1976*	Ambassador	W 63–48	8–7	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
January 27, 1976*	UC Riverside	W 70–69	9–7	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
January 31, 1976*	UC Davis	L 72–84	9–8	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
February 6, 1976*	San Diego	W 78–66	10–8	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
February 7, 1976*	Biola	L 73–76	10–9	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
February 10, 1976*	at Cal State Northridge	L 68–84	10–10	Matadome Northridge, CA
February 14, 1976*	at LA Baptist	W 103–91	11–10	Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 1976*	at Ambassador	W 65–61	12–10	Pasadena, CA
February 21, 1976*	Chapman	W 66–64	13–10	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
February 23, 1976*	Cal State Dominguez Hills	W 85–69	14–10	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
February 25, 1976*	Portland State	L 72–87	14–11	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
February 28, 1976*	Air Force	L 76–77	14–12	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time .

Source [1]

References

^ "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2017.

[1] "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2017.

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